William Battley

My thanks to Marie Foster of England, and to Noeleen Battley of
Australia, for helping incite this deeper probe into the Battleys, and
for the information, and photographs - we are all still adding to
it - It is always wonderful to watch a family grow.- A point that
I find Interesting here, from recent correspondence, is that while it
can be -40 below here in January - Winnipeg, (Canada), at the same time
Noeleen has it "very hot over here and lots of bush fires" in
Australia, and Marie has it "cold and drizzly " in England,
reminds me how ones roots can spread. - Bruce

<We have now have had confirmation that Mary READY's name was
that, and not BRADY - from the descendants of the READY family - more to
come ,as it unfolds...>

William BATTLEY b 1807/1808. William was born at Stonham Earl and was an
Inn Keeper.

married to:

Mary READY on 12.10.1832 <b. 1809/1810, mother Elizabeth?>
I have started a separate page for Mary Ready, based on new
information Click here

George BATTLEY born 27 Sep 1833 married Naomi CARR
1 Nov 1850, George was a tailor. Naomi's father = John CARR,
labourer. (There is a Christening: 28 Dec 1830 Little Stonham, Bts,
, Suffolk, England for a Naomi <Carr>, daughter of John Carr
and Mary) William Battley listed as Grocer on marriage record.
Witnesses William Wright, Sarah Ready. There is no record of George
and Naomi on 1881 census and have found a marriage record for a
Naomi Battley 1870 so she may have remarried.

Naomi BATTLEY 5born
ca 1856, Christened 28 Feb 1864 (Bishop's transcripts,
1685-1875 Church of England. Archdeaconry of Suffolk ) note age
25 in 1881 5 born London,
Middlesex, England married to Henry CARELESS
age 35 in 1881 born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England was an
ag. laborer - "Naomi married Henry Careless or previously,
Finbow. Naomi's marriage record states that her father George
was a soldier. Henry's father is unknown" "The parish
records suggest that the 4th child born to Henry and Naomi was
fathered by 'Henry Careless alias Finbow' and census records
seem to back this up (i.e. he was known as Finbow until he
married)" - Marie Foster. They had the
following children:

Charlotte BATTLEY 25 Dec1838 born in
Mendlesham, Suffolk, England married Zephaniah CHAPMAN,
lived (1 age 49 in 1881, and born in
Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England) at the Angel Inn, Stonham Earl,
Suffolk, occupation Shoemaker & Inn Keeper. They had 7 children
at time of 1881 census, Death record found for Zephanian age 63, Sep
quarter 1894, Thomas Chapman father. Witnesses Nathan Hart and Emily
Hart Bosmere district.

Allen CHAPMAN 1 age 17, listed as
a Shoemaker born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Zephaniah CHAPMAN 1 age 14,
listed as a Shoemaker Letter Carrier born in Ipswich,
Suffolk, England

William Gladstone BATTLEY born 29
Dec 1896, near the town of Brighton in the county of Bourke
Victoria, Australia, he was 19 years and 2 months on March
4, 1916 when he enlisted. His father Frederick John
Battley, and Mother, Annie Alice were living on Cherry
Street in Canterbury, Victoria at the time. William
saw duty in England and France during WWI.

William married to Beryl AINLEY on 29 Sep 1923.
They were married at Skipton Street Methodist Church
Ballarat. Alfreda May Laidlaw (nee Battley) in
also shown in this photograph.
Beryl AINLEY was born 1904 in Ballarat Australia, and died
1984 in Croydon Victoria Australia. She was the
daughter of Alfred AINLEY born 16
Sep 1870, who died 27 Jun 1914, and Cassie COLQUHOUN
born 1870, who died 7 Jan 1928. William died in 1964.

David Victor Godfrey, Ipswich <Private>.
David married Geraldine Ruth SAGE
<Private>. They had 2 daughters

Walter BATTLEY b 3 Dec 1868 2
12 in 1881 and a Scholar born in Mendlesham, Suffolk,
England d 1919 married 1894 Mary Ann KING
(also moved to Australia in 1890's) photograph1
photograph2 Fredrick
standing and Walter on cow "Walter came to Australia
with his older brother Frederick and both settled in Victoria,
where most of their families live today." - Judy Heenan
<Walter was her g-grandfather>. Walter and Mary had the
following:

Leonard Walter (b. 1898)

Living daughter of Leonard

Living Granddaughter of Leonard

three Great Grandchildren of Leonard

Annie BATTLEY 2 11 in 1881
and a Scholar born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England

Ada Mary BATTLEY 2 9 in
1881 and a Scholar born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England

Kate BATTLEY 2 5 in 1881
and a Scholar born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England

Photograph courtesy of Marie Foster

"These are my great-grandparents Godfrey and Roberta (nee
Battley) Foster. The date on the back is 1913. So Roberta is about 22
and Godfrey 27." - Marie Foster

Robert BATTLEY 26.6.1842, 4
age 38 in 1881 born in Mendlesham, Suffolk, England married Eliza
Ann ROLFE * 1869* 4
age 36 in 1881 born Aston Clinton, Buckingham, England. In 1881 they
were living in New Road, Linslade, Buckingham. Occupation. formerly
Servant (Agent). Eliza was christened 5.1.1845 in Aston Clinton,
Buckingham. Eliza's parents were James and Ann and it looks like she
may have had a twin brother, Thomas. They had 4 children (as
at 1881 census):

Edith BATTLEY 4 age
10 in 1881 born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, listed as Scholar

Horace BATTLEY 4 age
8 in 1881, born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England, listed as Scholar

Constance BATTLEY 4
age 5 in 1881, born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England listed as
Scholar

Emily BATTLEY 4 age
2 in 1881, born in Linslade, Buckingham, England married
Linslade Buckingham.

John BATTLEY 27 Apr 1845 married Mary Ann SMITH*
<MURTON 0n Birth cert for Ernest> abt
1863. On 1881 census John is listed as 3
age 37, Widowed and living in Mendlesham, occupation. General
Smith: John married again to Phillipa Alice WHYBROW Ipswich
Mar 1883 4a 918. Note that Phillipa shows up in the 1881 census age
22 as a General Domestic Servant for Thomas Wm. LAMBOURNE at
Burrell Rd, Ipswich St Mary Stoke, Suffolk, England. John and Mary
Ann had the following:

Priscilla
BATTLEY3 age 16 in
1881 born Ipswich, Suffolk, England is listed as occupation
Housekeeper. < 6 In
the England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1900 there
is a marriage entry for a Battley, Priscilla Year: 1894 Quarter:
March Record Type: Marriages Volume: 4a District: Ipswich Page:
1050> 6b married to
William Woolnough.

Ernest
Valentine BATTLEY born 14 Feb 1872 in Ipswich, Suffolk,
England, died 10 Aug 1948 (Aug/14/1948 according to the Cemetery
records) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (St. Vital Cemetery
buried Aug 17/1948). He married Beatrice
MaryELLIS on 13 Oct 1894 in
Ipswich, Suffolk, England who was born 15 Jun 1871 in Ipswich,
Suffolk, England, died 25 Feb 1947 in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada. Buried in St Vital
Cemetery on 2/28/1947. 9 The
1901 census has them living in 21 Old Foundry Road Ipswich, and
has his occupation as Boot and Shoe Warehouseman. Ernest is 29
in the census, Beatrice is 29, and daughter Olive is 3.

Polly BATTLEY3 age 7 in 1881,born in
Ipswich, Suffolk, England is listed as occupation Scholar

Richard
BATTLEY3 age 5 in
1881,born in Weeby, Essex, England is listed as occupation
Scholar <I have not found anything more on him, he was
possibly sent to Australia as one of the 'Barnardo Boys'>

William John
BATTLEY3 age 1
in 1881, born 1880. He was sent to Canada as one of the
'Barnardo Boys' in 1893. He died February 9, 1947, and was
buried in the Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada on
February 10, 1947. Wm. J. Battley is listed (in advertisements)
as a Licensed Auctioneer in Manitoba
Morning Free Press issue Saturday July 8, 1905 (Bruce
Hayward's g. grandfather). He Married 1) to Annie
YOUNG (Bruce Hayward's great grandmother,) 2) to Agnes Mae
HARVEY.